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Sphinx leucophaeata

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Sphinx leucophaeata is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

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Sphinx leucophaeata
Sphinx leucophaeata ♂
Sphinx leucophaeata ♂ △
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Sphinx
Species:
S. leucophaeata
Binomial name
Sphinx leucophaeata
Synonyms
  • Sphinx lanceolata Boisduval, 1870
  • Sphinx aequinoctialis Boisduval, 1870
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Distribution

It is known from north-western Mexico with an occasional stray into Texas.[2]

Description

The length of the forewings is 62–75 mm.

Biology

There is probably one generation per year with adults on wing from late June to early August.

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